tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post12315685071439370..comments2017-09-26T17:06:18.291-04:00Comments on JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG: ONLY NIXON COULD GO TO CHINA Rumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-75611866144582482252017-04-20T06:47:44.459-04:002017-04-20T06:47:44.459-04:00To see the real Nixon, listen to the White House t...To see the real Nixon, listen to the White House tapes. He was anti Black, anti Semitic , and a total assholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-53702536911620361842017-04-19T16:24:42.121-04:002017-04-19T16:24:42.121-04:00Another recommended read, Nixon Agonistes: The Cri...Another recommended read, Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Msde Man, by Garry WillsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-79777890325114900962017-04-19T15:52:13.881-04:002017-04-19T15:52:13.881-04:00The interesting thing about Nixon is that he was r...The interesting thing about Nixon is that he was raised in an era where political dirty tricks and shenanigans were part of the game. It is believed that fraud cost him the 1960 presidential election which he refused to complain about because it would be seen as whining and famously stated that Kennedy had &quot;stolen the election fair and square&quot;. By the time he won the 72 election the old bag of tricks were no longer acceptable and they consumed him and his presidency. For all of his electioneering faults he was a brilliant strategist and a courageous leader who thought outside the lines and proposed many groundbreaking programs. Everybody remembers the opening of China but he was the man who established the epa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-81731181251674405342017-04-19T08:15:18.541-04:002017-04-19T08:15:18.541-04:00For those who want a good historical read on Nixon...For those who want a good historical read on Nixon, check out his autobiography, RN, as well as the three volume one by Stephen Ambrose. There was a good one by Leonard Garment, his lawyer/confidant and Brooklyn Jazz impresario that is a quick and light read. Additionally, there are some interesting post Watergate conspiracy books that absolve Nixon for the Watergate sins and lay the blame on John Dean and the liberal intellectual establishment that saw its power at risk. The best of these is Len Colodny&#39;s Silent Coup. The premise is that John Dean&#39;s wife Maureen was a Washington call girl and Dean engineered the break in to steal information Democrats had on her. Maybe all nonsense but fascinating reading. You are right to mention the complexity of Nixon. His portrayal by the media was grossly unfair. He was the most intriguing president of our time and probably in American history, warts and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com